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Originally Posted by Easy
That formula is the closest thing we have in airsoft to shedding some light on this issue. Again it doesn’t matter if there is penetration or not. It doesn’t matter if the bb rebounds back.
What interests us is the correlation on either side of that formula.
AND it is not difficult to use that formula to derive one that is more in tune to our application. Then it would need to be proved/disproved.
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Do you have a physical sciences background? It appears you have no idea what you are talking about but just regurgitating equations, pictures and descriptions from the Levante report. Just because it's a formula derived by an expert in a specific field doesn't mean you can simply apply it to any situation you think it might be also related to (RE: Ed=Cv*V). There's a lot more going on than most can comprehend. Simple grade 12 physics is no where near sufficient to begin to grasp what's going on.
MikeG, thanks for looking up the source of that formula (I didn't check it myself; you seem to have done the leg work, nice work). I believe you're spot on - this formula doesn't apply to airsoft at all. This is my initial opinion but it's coming with a Mechanical Engineering Degree background.
Then again, I have a feeling the difference between "regular" BB's and the BBBmax ones have very little difference in the amount of soft tissue damage they can cause. I would guess one could not tell the difference if hit by either. Until a Biomedical Engineer, Doctor, etc can offer their insight or someone can provide a reference to small object impacts and tissue damage to humans, I would take everything posted so far with a grain of salt.
My main concern is teeth and possibly knuckles, however. Also I'd be curious to see how much damage they can do against a metal bodied AEG - I'd be pretty upset if my gun wound up with a bunch of dents in it.
I've skimmed over the Levante Lab report and am skeptical of the results. Frankly, I'm too lazy to look into it seriously because soft tissue damage is a moot concern, IMO.
This thread is so all over the place I don't even know where it's supposed to be going...